, 1887-03-17
With OuT Exchanges.

alto, She Is fine speaker
Los Angeles claims population ef
95,0oO IN the city aud county.
Quite fire in the Gotten piers at New
! Orleans occurred or Saturday.
The Northern Pacific has been b.ocE-
AIDED near Helena FOR several days.
The Bulgarian Regency has executed
the officers concerned in the late rebeI-
lion.
The English say they are not mad at
the Americans for purchasing the Cruiser
machinery plans.
San Diego is booming Row. They re-
port 1900 Inhabitants -au increase OF
nearly G.00O i'll year.
Trains will probably pass through On
the Canadian Pacific. The blockade has
existed more than two weeks.
President Gle, Gland has made hand
some contribution to the monument,
fnud OF V!co-President Hendricks
There !, great strike Of .swi.chmen
on New Iork, Pennsylvania and Ohio
r2ais. 1t is assuming grave proper
tiuns.
Under Secretary Fairchiid succeeds to
the secretaryship defdcfo, made vacant
by Mr.. Manning. He has been the real
secretary anyhow.
The remains of DIR. Beechcr were quiet
!y taken t. the cemetery on Saturday
morning. The whole matter Of the fun
egai has displayed excellent taste.
The weekly bank statement Of New
Yor!; shows Il steadily decreasing sur
plus. This is iealthsuI, IA the money is
needed in business, not in tie banks.
Chicago is having quiet time with
her "bo die" alderman. She comes a
little later than New York ana seems
ashamed of her slowness. She keeps
matters quiet.
Portland is laying in a heavy stock Of
wholesale goods, 10 be delivered before
the new law goes into effect It IS pre-
sumed that freight rates viii be nearly
doubled after April 9TH.
Gov. Squire has reviewed the penitcr-
tiary and is well satisfied. He says if
the citizens of WalIa Walla will deposit
$4,000 he will remove the prisoners
Immediately. Guess they won't.
The Les Angeles authorities claim
there is no danger of ali epidemic OF
smallpox in that city. There has been
in all fl cases. four of which have proved
fatal. The authorities claim 20 be very
vigiIant.
4 Comox settler, named Onsbuugh,
was found dead Few days ago 10 his
bed, apparently frozen to death. His
nearest neighbor lived nine miles away
Onsbough went by the name Of Auguv
| Thompson.
Russia is exceedingly disp!eased at the
execution OF the officers by the Bulgar-
ian regency. Some of her chosen spies
are among the number. She will hardly
be able to convince the Bulgarians that
it was wrong.
The legislature of California refused
to pass q Sunday law by an almost uuau-
imous vote. The greed of monopolIsts
will soon be seen in demanding seven
days labor from all employees. a Sun
day law IS the poor mans hope-aud on
ly hope OF rest.
The will cf Rev. II. W. Beecher Is, as
! published. d sensible and model one.
He provides for his wife, then leaves the
management and distribution to the
heirs. giving each Il place rs executors.
1t is nine gears old.
The trial OF Goldenson, the Califoruia
murderer, is slowly dragging along.
There is no Doubt but that he committed
the murder. He will stand a good
chance to be adjudged innocent. Then
judge lynch will assert his reign.
Traffic Manager NanHorue has tc!c-
graphed Hon. Mr.. Robson that the new
tariff rates which lie is jus. arranging
will be much lower than those Of any
other transcontinomtal road. This is
good news, as most OF our shipping VIII
come that way.
The blockade on tue Canadian Pacific
route is serions matter. For more
! than two weeks 20 mail matter, not even
letters, has gone through. The road Is
lined with through freight which can
not more. 1t probably Will Hc some
time yet before the blockade Is lifted,
Mr. Powderly has resolutely refused
to officially beiriend the condemned
anarchists Of Chicago. lie is 4 wise ma
tue man. His order just now needs
more protection from anarchy then any
thing else. He might succeed in DONG
good if he could effectually ofleud his
anarci.icaI members.
II is claimed that already in 1887, $50
miles OF railroad has bee" built aud that
10000 miles is proper estimate to be
placed on the building Of this year, 1t
will be lively time. With 81 much money
changing hands. Withsi it j. as prof
table as war preparation, and possibly
no less demoralizing.
a German steamship, the Voorwaaris,
left Philadelphia on Friday with 9lO,-
600 gallons of refined coal oil. She car
ries the oil in sixteen tanks. She is
new vessel, hnilt for this trade, register
ing 2,100 tans, aud Is 80 feet hong. He=
owner Is hu.iI:nE auotLcr vessel and
proposes , carry oil rs a business.
The Tacoma Ledger says: "Bucoda,
now he name of the Seatco station, is a
coined word. 1t Is mare OF he FIRST two
letters of the names of the owners of the
coal mines. Buckley, Coulter and Davis.
How now! We Thought Tacoma was
reilly 'gope" over original Indian Damos,
We thonsht it real 'nndness of The n.
p. i. Il. people that Vt. Hln.cr had to
give place to Mt. Tacnma. Al. is Buco-
da an originsl Indian uama: Possibly.
Tharn are soma Yas,. Gvt. pr r,,,sr.'a ypf